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Tianjin Port Explosion Death Toll Reaches 17, Hundreds Wounded

Benjie Batanes   |

Aug 13, 2015 07:41 AM EDT

At least 17 people have lost their lives and up to 400 others have been injured following two huge explosions on Wednesday evening at a port in Tianjin Province. Government-run press have reported that combustible materials stored in the industrial section of the port triggered the accident.